KOLKATA - The state government has consistently observed birth and death anniversaries of luminaries at Writers' Buildings ever since Trinamool Congress came to power in May. But on Monday, the ritual went for a toss when the designated place at the secretariat for paying tribute to luminaries remained empty though October 31 is the death anniversary of Indira Gandhi, which is observed as Shahid Divas.
"I was completely shocked on learning that Indiraji's death anniversary was not observed at Writers' on Monday. I hope her birth anniversary on November 19 will be observed at least," said ...

“Indira Gandhi: Revolution in Restraint” by Uma Vasudev chronicles Gandhi’s life as a politician in context of her grandfather Motilal Nehru’s fortunes and the early beginnings of India’s struggle for independence, the plunge of the Nehru family into politics, the change in personal and political values induced by Mahatma Gandhi, the influence of her father Jawaharlal Nehru, and her emergence as a political being.
The writer has used unpublished correspondence from the Nehru Papers to unearth little-known facts about Gandhi, a statement by the publisher said. ...

NEW DELHI - President Pratibha Patil and Vice President Hamid Ansari Saturday led the nation in paying tributes to late prime minister Indira Gandhi on her 94th birth anniversary.
The president and vice president visited Indira Gandhi's memorial, Shakti Sthal, on the banks of Yamuna here in the morning and offered floral tributes.
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When Pranab got a "dressing down" from Indira GandhiNew Delhi: Pranab Mukherjee contested the 1980 Lok Sabha elections much against the wishes of Indira Gandhi who gave him a "vociferous dressing down" for an "interminable span of time" after his defeat but he made a dramatic entry into the Union Cabinet despite the loss.
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